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Saminte Ekeland (Rotterdam, 1972)
Lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Education
1995-1997 Piet Zwart, Tweede Fase (Master), Rotterdam.
1992-1995 Willem de Kooning Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Rotterdam. Nominatie Drempelprijs
1987- 1992 Stabekk Gymnasium, Oslo, Norway
Art Fairs
2019 ART THE HAGUE - Galerie Frank Taal
2013 Großer Herbstrundgang der Spinnereigalerien, Leipzig, Germany; Hello; International gallery presentation
2013 Art Warehouse, Art Fair - Galerie Frank Taal (Rotterdam)
2012 Art Gent - Galerie Frank Taal
2012 Slick Art Fair Brussels - Galerie Frank Taal
2011 Art Amsterdam – Galerie Frank Taal
2010 Art Amsterdam – duo presentation – Galerie Frank Taal
2004 Art Fair Rotterdam - Galerie No Name 2002 Art Fair Rotterdam - Galerie No Name
Collections
Collectie Museum Van Bommel Van Dam, Collectie Hogeschool Rotterdam, Carla & Hugo Brown Collectie, Jeroen Princen Collectie, Private collections
Museum presentations
2014 Stedelijk Museum Zwolle (NL), Mannen door Vrouwen, wall installation “The Ideal Punkband”
2013 Museum van Bommel Van Dam (NL), Nieuw, nieuwer, nieuwst! [1]. Artist in focus
2012 De Kunsthal, Kunstcollectie Hogeschool Rotterdam
2011 Scheltema Complex Leiden ‘Haunted House' – curated by Midas Zwaan
1999 TENT., Rotterdam ‘De Salon’; Rotterdam and Groningen based artist,
2004 De Kunsthal Rotterdam, ‘Prospecten van nooit vermoed schoon’ Group exhibition
2002 Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg ‘Hat & Art’ Group exhibition, ,
Musée du Chapeau, Lyon Objects of Desire, USA.
1994 TENT., Rotterdam ‘Na Anna 2’ Group exhibition
1992 TENT., Rotterdam ‘HDV’ Group exhibition artist initiative HDV,.
EYE LOVE YOU – 2014 – Present: artist run Art Space; curated by Rolf den Dunnen & Saminte Ekeland
Exhibitions
2019 'Yes, we're open 2019' - group exhibition Galerie Frank Taal
2019 'Architecture of Art' - group exhibition Galerie Frank Taal
2017 ‘Lex Barbarorum’ – solo exhibition Galerie Frank Taal
2013 ‘Outer Dark’ – solo exhibition Galerie Frank Taal
2012 ‘Figure This – group exhibition Galerie Frank Taal
2011 ‘Raaklijnen’ – Galerie Frank Taal
2011 ‘Attraction of the opposites’ – Cucosa – curator Kiki Petratou
Gallery exhibition – Tomoo Gokita – Birgit Verwer – Rob van der Hoeven – Gavi Nolan – Alexis Milne - Dwight Marika – Wietse Eeken – Arjen van Krieken - Peter Beuchler – Jan Robert Leegte
2011 ‘Muze’ Groepstentoonstelling Muze in Galerie Frank Taal – openingsexpositie met Rob Scholte, Anne van Eck, Anouk Griffioen, Kuin Heuff en Riette Wanders
2011 Kunstroute CBK Schiedam
2011 Selected Young Art Collection – CBK Rotterdam
2011 Nieuwe Vide Haarlem ‘GEEN GELD WEL OVERUREN’ – curator Moritz Ebinger.
Group exhibition with Henk Visch - Emo Verkerk - Jos Berkers - Karla Hoeben -
Meinbert Gozewijn van Soest - Moritz Ebinger - Rob Scholte - Robin Kolleman - Roland Vos - Ruchama Noorda - Saminte Ekeland - Telka van Dodewaard - Theo Veldema - Zwaan Kuiper- Anne-Marie van Sprang - Banketje Design - Candy Depew - Femke Schaap.
2009 I AM THE GREATEST! Boksperformance in de openbare ruimte tijdens museumnacht, Rotterdam.
2009 KunstSuper - Gallery, Rotterdam ‘Nieuw Werk’ Solo exhibition,.
2008 CBK, Rotterdam ‘Collage Rocks!’ Group exhibitin in.
2007 De KunstSuper - Gallery, Rotterdam ‘Kunstboulevard’ Groepstentoonstellling, Installation in situ,.
2007 Ministry of Housing), The Hague ‘Tree of Life 2’. Commissioned Installlation Kunst in de Openbare Ruimte, Ministerie VROM
2006 Architectenburo MVRDV, Rotterdam ‘De Salon’ Group exhibition,.
2005 Kantine Handelsveem Steinweg BV, Rotterdam-Zuid ‘Exit???- Dirty Diana’ Group exhibition.
2005 Ministerie van VROM (Ministry of Housing), The Hague ‘Tree of Life’ Commissioned installation Kunst in de Openbare Ruimte
2005 Scheepvaartsmuseum, Rotterdam ‘Out of the Norwegian wood’ Group exhibition.
2005 Berendsen galerie voor eigentijdse kunst, Rotterdam Duo exhibition
2005 Hoogheemraadschap Noorderkwartier, Edam ‘Levensboom’ Commissioned installation Kunst in de openbare ruimte,.
2005 Galerie No Name, Rotterdam La Mia Notte. Solo exhibition
2005 Galerie Emmy Miltenburg, Schiedam Wonen en Kunst. Group exhibition
2004 Katendrecht, Rotterdam ‘Getekend Katendrecht’. Performance tijdens zomertentoonstelling Getekend.
2004 CBK, Rotterdam Het Dak Eraf! Videoperformance tijdens seizoensopening
2003 Galerie No Name, Rotterdam Between lines. Duo exhibition,.
2003 CBK, Lantaren/Venster and Nighttown, Rotterdam Dogtag/Trust Me. Performance during Rotterdams Fabrikaat,
2002 Galerie No Name, Rotterdam City Dust. Solo exhibition.
2002 atelierpand Switch, Rotterdam Switch. Initiator, co-organizor and exhibitor Group exhibition
2002 Videogallery VideoDreams, Rotterdam; Co-organizor and exposant video exhibition
2001 Gallery Erasmus, Rotterdam. ‘De Bloedende Man’ Duo exhibition,
2002 Galerie No Name, Rotterdam ‘Atelierklanten’ Group exhibition
2000 CBK, Rotterdam ‘Met andere woorden’ Group exhibition textual artist
1999 CBK, Rotterdam Het Jaar van het handschrift. Group exhibition
1999 Artist initiative de Kunsthuid, Rotterdam, ‘Sneak’ Initiatior, co-organizor en participating artist Group exhibition
1997 Polaris, Rotterdam Swarm. Group exhibition
1997 Villa Alkmaer, Rotterdam. Swarm. Group exhibition
1997 Gallery Melevana, Oslo, Norway ‘Picture of orality’ Group exhibition,
1996 Akademie Breda ‘Lichting’ selected artists Master students,
1995 Bureau fur Kunst, Bielefeld, Germany ‘Kunstscoop’ Group exhibition,
1994 Villa Alkmaer, Rotterdam ‘Donc’ Group exhibition.
1992 Gallery de Sterrenwacht, Rotterdam.
‘The Eye’ Group exhibition with filminstallations, curated by director Alain Fleischer,
1992 ‘Labels & Bagels’ Labelproject for Art Festival De Wereld van de Witte de With, Rotterdam.
1992 ‘Labels & Stubnitz’, Labelproject during Adrift Stubnitz/Las Palmas, Rotterdam.